proscribe

Word family nounproscriberproscriptproscriptionadjectiveproscriptiveverbproscribeadverbproscriptively

Related topics: Law

pro·scribe /prəʊˈskraɪb $ proʊ-/ verb [transitiveT]

formalSCLFORBID to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done 正式禁止 SYN forbid, prohibit

The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race.

这项法令禁止种族歧视。

► see thesaurus at forbid

—proscription /-ˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

proscribe• The reasons for the ban were multiple, and certainly there are other pesticides today that should also be proscribed.• She therefore proscribed all religious, philosophical, or psychological books for village libraries.• Many Shiite clergymen maintain that birth control is proscribed by Islam.• It should be remembered, however, that Gaelic was proscribed by the authorities for many years.• Even the space inside the narrow arenas is narrowly proscribed, especially for singers.• Political parties Following a 1973 ban on political activity, political parties were constitutionally proscribed in 1978.• Ten groups in all were now specifically proscribed in Northern Ireland.• It prescribes and proscribes the behavior and even the thoughts of its population in virtually every domain of existence.

Origin proscribe

(1400-1500) Latin proscribere, from scribere “to write”

词汇	proscribe
释义	proscribe Word family nounproscriberproscriptproscriptionadjectiveproscriptiveverbproscribeadverbproscriptively Related topics: Law pro·scribe /prəʊˈskraɪb $ proʊ-/ verb [transitiveT] formalSCLFORBID to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done 正式禁止 SYN forbid, prohibit The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race. 这项法令禁止种族歧视。 ► see thesaurus at forbid —proscription /-ˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus proscribe• The reasons for the ban were multiple, and certainly there are other pesticides today that should also be proscribed.• She therefore proscribed all religious, philosophical, or psychological books for village libraries.• Many Shiite clergymen maintain that birth control is proscribed by Islam.• It should be remembered, however, that Gaelic was proscribed by the authorities for many years.• Even the space inside the narrow arenas is narrowly proscribed, especially for singers.• Political parties Following a 1973 ban on political activity, political parties were constitutionally proscribed in 1978.• Ten groups in all were now specifically proscribed in Northern Ireland.• It prescribes and proscribes the behavior and even the thoughts of its population in virtually every domain of existence. Origin proscribe (1400-1500) Latin proscribere, from scribere “to write”
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